upspring

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
18
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ʌpˈspɹɪŋ/
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/ʌpˈspɹɪŋ/ · /ˈʌpspɹɪŋ/

Definition of upspring

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To spring up, rise up, originate, come into being.
    “In diamond light upspring the dazzling peaks Of Pyramids”
    “Might not its waters upspring in this new land, whose discovery was the great marvel of the age, and which men looked upon as the unknown east of Asia?”
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To spring up, rise up, originate, come into being.
    “In diamond light upspring the dazzling peaks Of Pyramids”
    “Might not its waters upspring in this new land, whose discovery was the great marvel of the age, and which men looked upon as the unknown east of Asia?”

noun

  1. A spring or leap into the air.
  2. origin

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Etymology

From Middle English upspringen, from Old English uppspringan, ūpspringan, equivalent to up- + spring.

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